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a doar in to the stables. The rent for the hous, stables and coachhous is threescore pd a year, very good water both to drinck and wash with ; the landlord pays the Queen's taxis, they have of all sorts of provetion just by them ; it is in Golden Square.

September \, 1705.

My dearist and best of children, I think its a long time senc I hard from you. I forgott in my last to tell you Fubs has five of the pretyest puppys that ever you se ; she is very fond of them. Power of them ar promist already. They are all her coulour. , . ,

I hear your master is going to be marryed, if soe pray gett Betty to be made of honor, she is very handsom and will soon gett her a good husband. Hall ses thear is a niece of Lord Portland's in Holland, a handsom young woman worth thirty or more thousand pound, I wish you had her. If you was marryed although I leved twenty mylse ofe of you yet it would be an unspeakable happynes to poor me, for sartainly- I should never desier to liv with a daughter in law, for although themselvs ar never so good, yet sum tattling sar-- vents or aquantenc will put jealosees in thear head, to breed discontents. I fear I should lov her better then any of your sisters ; being yours, she must have a greater shair in me then any other, you being more dear to me then all the world besyde.

September 18, 1705, My dearist dear and best of children, I am much rejoysed at your fyne present, I wish you may often have such and better, tell you ar as ritch as the Duke of Molberry whoe is binding the fynest hous at Woodstock that ever was seen ; thear is threscore rooms of a flower, noe stairs, only a little pair that goes to the uper rooms, which ar only for sarvents, and staitly wood, which he cutts out walks in, and fyne gardens that are fower myles about. It is beleeved furneture and al cannot cost les than three hundred thoussand pd, the

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